The two teenage suspects were arrested over the weekend. The mother of the suspected gunman—who is only 14-years-old—turned him into police, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Jarone Carter, 16, has been charged as an adult with first-degree
murder, attempted armed robbery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon,
said Andrew Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s
office. A 14-year-old boy has also been charged with the murder but his name has
not been released because he is being tried as a juvenile.

According to a police report, the 14-year-old boy was identified as the suspected gunman who shot Wright and caused his death. The
14-year-old boy's mother directed police to the boy who was arrested
Sunday morning in his bedroom,
according to police.

The family wants the assault and homicide investigated as a hate crime. Wright had transferred to the high school last year after his family says he was" relentlessly" bullied at his previous school. They say the young man could not escape the bullies. "They had to kill my
cousin because he was gay. That’s crazy," said Kenyatta Rogers.

"Since 2008, more than 530 youth have been killed in Chicago," according to The Chicago Reporter. "Nearly 80 percent of the homicides have occurred" in Black or Latinos neighborhoods on the South or West Sides.

The older suspect is scheduled to appear in a bond hearing today. The
14-year-old will reportedly appear in Juvenile Court on November 13.